Praying mantis, lady bugs and nematodes

Gmoneybjj said:

They might end up eating each other & leave when the bugs are gone.. but in the mean time. I got an army out here... lady bugs, praying mantis and nematodes... stopped spraying for flowering... hopefully I’ll fish flowering with no bugs.. I have 5-6 weeks left outdoors.. I hope they don’t reveg
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Funkentelechy said:

Praying mantises are highly territorial and have large territories, they will eat each other until there is only one or two left. And, they only feed on bugs that are the size of most cannabis pests, for a small percentage of their life, quickly outgrowing there usefulness to cannabis growers.
The Praying mantis in my profile picture is too large to be useful for getting rid of anything other than grasshoppers or other mantises (and probably Ladybugs), but it is cool looking, hence the picture.
That mantis in my profile pic wandered into my garden, so I didn't pay any money for it. I love Mantids in general but, for pest control Ladybugs are more effective. I've never used Nematodes, sounds like a fun experiment.

Good luck.

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Funkentelechy said:

Praying mantises are highly territorial and have large territories, they will eat each other until there is only one or two left. And, they only feed on bugs that are the size of most cannabis pests, for a small percentage of their life, quickly outgrowing there usefulness to cannabis growers.
The Praying mantis in my profile picture is too large to be useful for getting rid of anything other than grasshoppers or other mantises (and probably Ladybugs), but it is cool looking, hence the picture.
That mantis in my profile pic wandered into my garden, so I didn't pay any money for it. I love Mantids in general but, for pest control Ladybugs are more effective. I've never used Nematodes, sounds like a fun experiment.

Good luck.

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